Mons Gruithuisen Delta

Mons Gruithuisen Delta
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (left) and Delta (right)
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Highest point
Elevation1800 m
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates36°04′N 39°35′E / 36.07°N 39.59°E / 36.07; 39.59
Geography
Map
LocationNear side of the Moon
Geology
Mountain typeLunar dome
Oblique view from Apollo 15
Oblique view from LRO

Mons Gruithuisen Delta is a mountain of the surface of the Moon. It is located north of Gruithuisen crater, east of Mons Gruithuisen Gamma. It has an altitude of about 1800 meters and a diameter of about 27 kilometers.[1] The name, given in 1935, was named after Franz von Paula Gruithuisen, a German astronomer.[2]

The mountain has an extremely low bulk density of 2150±150 kg/m3.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ LROC Quickmap, DEM contours layer
  2. ^ "Mons Gruithuisen Delta". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ The Bulk Density of the Small Lunar Volcanos Gruithuisen Delta and Hansteen Alpha: Implications for Volcano Composition and Petrogenesis
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